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哎呀

哎呀

Chinese

		an interjection; hey; lookout an interjection; hey; lookout; why etc	(final part.)
simp. and trad. (哎呀)		哎	呀
alt. forms		唉呀

Interjection

哎呀

ah; oh; ugh

Usage notes

Used to express surprise or blame.

See also

哎吔

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): āiyā, āiyá

(Zhuyin): ㄞㄧㄚ, ㄞㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aai¹ aa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: āiyā
  - Zhuyin: ㄞㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aiia
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ i̯a̠⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: āiyá
  - Zhuyin: ㄞㄧㄚˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aiya
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ i̯a̠³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aai¹ aa¹
  - Yale: āai ā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aai¹ aa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɑːi̯⁵⁵ ɑː⁵⁵/